About
Dr. Samantha Maplethorpe earned both her MD and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at Swedish Medical Center. That dual background in clinical medicine and public health shapes her approach to every patient encounter.
Dr. Maplethorpe specializes in family medicine, functional medicine, and preventive care. She holds particular interest in women's and children's wellness. Her clinical passions include diabetes management, cardiovascular disease prevention, nutrition, and chronic disease care. A Washington State native, she has practiced in both Issaquah, Washington and Anthem, Arizona, where she lives as a community member. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined an emergency response program serving both Washington and Arizona, working extended shifts on the front lines of the outbreak.
Education & Training
Medical School
Tulane University, MD and MPH
Residency
Swedish Medical Center
Additional Training
Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Tulane University
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Maplethorpe right for?
Dr. Maplethorpe works well with patients who want a physician engaged in their overall health, not just acute illness. Families with children and women seeking a focused primary care partner benefit from her clinical strengths. Patients managing chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease find her functional and lifestyle medicine approach practical and thorough. Adults pursuing weight management, including semaglutide therapy, also fit well within her panel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Maplethorpe treats a wide range of conditions including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. She also focuses on women's health and children's wellness. Her functional medicine training allows her to address chronic disease through lifestyle and root-cause approaches alongside conventional treatment.
Dr. Maplethorpe specializes in family medicine and holds an MD from Tulane University School of Medicine. She also earned a Master of Public Health from Tulane and completed her residency at Swedish Medical Center. Her training spans family medicine, functional medicine, and preventive care.
Dr. Maplethorpe takes a functional and lifestyle medicine approach to chronic disease. She looks at nutrition, stress, exercise, and daily habits as key levers for managing conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. She builds custom lifestyle programs for patients rather than relying on medication alone.
Yes. Dr. Maplethorpe offers affordable semaglutide for weight loss as well as custom nutrition counseling and meal planning. She integrates weight management into her broader approach to preventive and lifestyle medicine.
Yes. Dr. Maplethorpe has a special focus on women's and children's wellness. She sees pediatric and adolescent patients as part of her family medicine practice at BestLife.
Dr. Maplethorpe earned a Master of Public Health from Tulane University alongside her medical degree. That training informs her preventive focus and her engagement with community health issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked closely with public health leadership in Washington and Arizona as part of an emergency response program.
Yes. Dr. Maplethorpe conducts virtual visits through Spruce Health and Zoom. Members can reach her remotely for both routine and urgent concerns without scheduling an in-office visit.
Dr. Maplethorpe emphasizes seeing patients when they are healthy, not only when they are sick. She provides wellness visits, preventive screenings, nutrition counseling, and custom lifestyle programs designed to reduce long-term health risks.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026